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Washington, DC stories: 56 news summaries

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 In DC, the Obamas 
 Are Everywhere 

Calculated or not, first couple makes its mark on city

Mar 26, 09 8:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obamas aren’t confining themselves to their ivory tower: They’re showing up everywhere in an economically divided Washington, from the Kennedy Center to a chili joint, the New York Times reports. Barack Obama is connecting to the capital more than any other modern president, says historian Doris Kearns... More »

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Michelle Obama • Washington, DC • President Obama

OPINION

 Wonder Delivers Classical Opus 

Performs 20-minute composition before receiving US award

Feb 24, 09 10:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Stevie Wonder performed an original classical piece last night at the Library of Congress, where he is due to receive the second Gershwin Prize for Popular Song tomorrow, the Washington Post reports. He played piano, keyboard, and harmonica along with a 21-piece ensemble performing “Sketches of a Life,”... More »

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music • classical music • pop music • Library of Congress • Stevie Wonder • Washington, DC • President Obama

 Arrest Near in  
 Chandra Levy Case 

DC inmate told fellow prisoners he'd killed intern: reports

Feb 21, 09 7:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Police are close to an arrest in the case of Chandra Levy, killed 8 years ago in a case that made national headlines, reports ABC affiliate KGO-TV of San Francisco. Authorities have told her parents about the break. The suspect is a Washington inmate named Ingmar Guandigue, says NBC's WRC-TV ... More »

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murder • arrest • Washington, DC • Chandra Levy • Gary Condit

OPINION

 DC Shrugs Off 'Miracle' in Iraq 

Obama must support healthy Iraq, even if he opposed war

Feb 13, 09 8:41 AM CST
(Newser) - The US barely noticed the recent "small miracle" in the Middle East, writes Charles Krauthammer in the Washington Post: Iraq's peaceful elections. The nation "moved away from religious sectarianism toward more secular nationalism”—good news for the US, bad for Iran. Even though our policies made it... More »

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Iraq • democracy • secularism • Washington, DC • Iraq war • Iraqi elections • Obama administration • President Obama

 Franken Hits 
 DC; Coleman 
 Does, Too 

Franken prepares, Coleman raises money, as endless election contest drags

Feb 11, 09 12:16 PM CST
(Newser) - With the outcome of Minnesota’s US Senate election still tied up in court, Al Franken is in DC preparing for what appears to be his new job. "It's a symbolic step to show Minnesota voters that Franken is doing what he needs to do to be ready to... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • Washington, DC • recount

DC Gunman Arrested, Said He Had Delivery for Obama

Police stop him in
truck outside Capitol

Feb 10, 09 10:00 PM CST
(Newser) - A 64-year-old Louisiana man who had a rifle in his truck was arrested near the US Capitol today after he drove up to a barricade and announced he had a delivery for President Obama, CNN reports. Police charged Alfred Brock with possession of an unregistered firearm and unregistered ammunition. They... More »

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threats • gunman • Washington, DC • President Obama • U.S. Capitol

(Newser) - From churches to hair salons, Washington’s black institutions are gunning for the Obamas’ patronage, the Washington Post reports. Many in the largely black city feel a sense of camaraderie with the first couple—and know that making a connection with the town's hottest celebrities would be “a tremendous... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • black community • Washington, DC • African-Americans • President Obama

ANALYSIS

In Daschle's DC, Money Doesn't Talk, It Swears

Under Obama, influence peddling may be on the way out

Feb 4, 09 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - It’s not your parents’ Washington anymore. DC used to be a cultural and social backwater, but no longer, writes Norman Ornstein for the New Republic. The “sheer amount of money sloshing around” the capital destroyed Tom Daschle's bid to head HHS nominee; he got "caught up in... More »

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ethics • corruption • Tom Daschle • Washington, DC • Washington lobbyists • Obama administration

Obama Roasts DC's Starstruck Elite at Dinner

Celebuprez surprised to see Palin 'palling around with this crew'

Feb 1, 09 10:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Washington's elite came out for one of its swankiest events last night, but even political royalty got slightly starstruck by new crown prince Barack Obama, reports Politico. The new prez regaled some 200 DC bigwigs at the Alfalfa Club with a speech that roasted friends and rivals, including Sarah Palin,... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Lieberman • BlackBerry • humor • Rahm Emanuel • Washington, DC • Sarah Palin • political elite • President Obama • Alfalfa Club

 Palin to Take Stage With Obama 

Former rivals to appear at 'lighthearted' DC dinner

Jan 29, 09 10:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama and Sarah Palin will butt heads once again, but this time the atmosphere will be a touch lighter. The two will appear onstage Saturday in Washington at the Alfalfa Club dinner, a 96-year-old gathering of 200 bigwigs that exists only for the event, Politico reports. The group has... More »

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Barack Obama • Washington, DC • Sarah Palin • President Obama • Alfalfa Club

 Veep's 'Lair' 
 Reappears 
 on Google 

Image was blurred during Bush years

Jan 26, 09 1:11 PM CST
(Newser) - When Dick Cheney was vice-president, his official residence was blurred on Google Maps. But the week Joe Biden moved in, the Naval Observatory suddenly became visible, Gawker reports. Many had noticed the isolated pixelation of Cheney’s address, including Maureen Dowd: “You can view satellite photos of the White... More »

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Joe Biden • Dick Cheney • Google Earth • vice president • Google Maps • satellite images • Washington, DC

'Tunnel People' Get Probe
of Inaugural Ticket Mess

Thousands waited in tunnel; Feinstein apologizes

Jan 23, 09 8:15 AM CST
(Newser) - As President Obama’s inauguration approached, thousands of would-be spectators got stuck in an immobile line that stretched into a tunnel beneath the National Mall. And there they waited, for hours, missing the ceremony despite their tickets. With their plight getting more publicity—yep, there's now a Facebook group—Sen.... More »

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investigation • Dianne Feinstein • tunnel • inauguration • Washington, DC • crowd • Inauguration Day • lines

 'Human Gridlock' 
 Plagues Ceremony 

Inauguration spectators wait for hours to get in and out of Mall area

Jan 20, 09 3:16 PM CST
(Newser) - The record-breaking crowd—an estimated 1.8 million people—at today’s inaugural events is overwhelming Washington’s streets and mass-transit systems, creating long waits for spectators trying to exit the Mall area, the Post reports. Hours after the swearing-in, some were still waiting to enter Metro stations. “It’... More »

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Barack Obama • overcrowding • inauguration • Washington, DC • crowd • public transit • President Obama • inaugural events

(AP) - Barack Obama's motorcade is on its way to the White House, heading a parade that pays homage to pioneers who paved the way for the nation's first black president. Re-enactors of a black Civil War regiment, World War II's surviving Tuskegee Airmen, and Freedom Riders who battled for civil rights... More »

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Barack Obama • inauguration • Washington, DC • parade • Inauguration Day • inaugural parade

 Inaugural Crowds 
 Strain DC Transport 

Commuters trapped inside station for more than 30 minutes

Jan 20, 09 8:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Washington’s public-transportation system is stretched to breaking today as crowds arriving on the Metro and commuter trains choke the exits at L’Enfant Plaza, the main disembarkation point for the National Mall. At 8:15am, a medical emergency forced officials to slow crowds leaving the station, and packed platforms... More »

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National Mall • public transportation • Washington Metro • inauguration • Washington, DC • President Obama • L'Enfant Plaza

INAUGURATION SLIDESHOW

 Eager Crowds 
 Swarm Before Dawn 

Rush hour at 4:30am; thousands flood mall

Jan 20, 09 7:04 AM CST
(Newser) - As late night became early morning in Washington, eager crowds were already forming outside Metro stops, the Washington Post reports. By 4:30am, some trains were reminiscent of rush hour; by 5:30, the line outside one station was 2 miles long. Meanwhile, thousands poured into the Mall, bundled into... More »

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Barack Obama • inauguration • Washington, DC • President Obama • Inauguration Day

Panda Lovin' Leaves DC Zoo Wanting

Bears fail again at 'competent mating'; keepers help out

Jan 19, 09 8:40 AM CST
(Newser) - A romantic day in the park amid inaugural hubbub wasn’t enough to propagate the genes of two famous pandas at Washington’s National Zoo, the Washington Post reports. The pair had given mating calls, prompting hopes for the conception of a new member of the endangered species, which is... More »

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panda • Washington, DC • National Zoo • giant pandas • artificial insemination • mating • Tai Shan • Tian Tian • Mei Xiang

OPINION

 Noonan: Set 
 Aside Cynicism, 
 and Soak It In 

Forget past, partisanship and absorb inaugural magic

Jan 16, 09 2:03 PM CST
(Newser) - The sights and sounds of a presidential inauguration are enough to inspire the most jaded of observers, if they’re so willing, writes Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal. Sure, presidencies come and go, with victories and failures. But at the majestic ceremony, the best option is to forget... More »

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Barack Obama • skeptics • inauguration • Washington, DC • Inauguration Day

 Huge Pipe Break 
 Traps DC-Area Drivers 

Boats used for rescue as 4-foot-deep, frigid water gushes around cars in Md. suburb

Dec 23, 08 9:46 AM CST
(AP) - Rescuers in helicopters scrambled to pull motorists from frigid floodwaters unleashed by a massive water pipe break this morning on a commuter road just outside Washington. TV images showed two people in a minivan climbing into a basket lowered from a helicopter overhead. Rescuers also used a boat to save... More »

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water • motorists • flood • Bethesda, MD • rescue • Washington, DC • drivers • pipelines

DC Cuts in Half Inaugural Crowd Estimates

Transit survey shows about 2.5M are heading for the capital

Dec 22, 08 8:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Washington officials have sliced in half earlier estimates for the number of people expected to swarm Washington for the inauguration, the Washington Post reports. The original projections, as high as 5 million, were founded on the election’s historic nature, while revised numbers are based on talks with transport companies... More »

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transportation • inauguration • Washington, DC • crowd • public transit • President Obama • Inauguration Day

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